Top 10 Missed Opportunities in the Exotic Car Business

[@EdBolian]

I was in the same boat on the 918, couldn't see the value. Years from now, I expect we may hear a very entertaining story about what happened behind the scenes to get those cars moving. It wasn't a naturally occurring phenomena.

[@Sieff1]

Ed Bolian I always thought those cars weren’t gonna go up in price also they seemed like a gimmic

[@tmanepic]

Ed Bolian the ultra exotic market is a special breed of crazy.

[@jsquared1013]

Ed Bolian because it doesn't have the cachet of the other two, or because they built more of them?

[@freedom24v86]

All the kids grew up and said "i wanted this my whole life" 😂

[@legacyturbo8485]

Ed Bolian hey Ed it’s Zack again remember I was asking you for advice a while back about if I should sell my 2014 bmw b7 alpina?? Well I bought it with 59 thousand km for very cheap and now it has roughly 10k more on the engine I can sell it for a profit but question is what replaces a nice car like this it’s got class speed and comfort. It’s almost like I’m jaded lol. I don’t wanna have sellers remorse and I’m sure you know what I mean. What to do ...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@Laffs23]

Doug's pause when saying "we had it priced at 65 grand...for a 993 Turbo" speaks absolute volumes.

[@adamgraham6265]

My grandfather sold his db5 for 50K and his e type for 25K... he wont even talk about those cars anymore....

[@exzaviorw]

Adam Graham HOLY SHIT! OML! say, does he have any cars for sale rn?😂

[@adamgraham6265]

Exzavior Williams he also sold his XKE 120 and 240 for retrospective pennies... but all he has left is his least favorite car, a 356C. He rebuilt the engine 4 times to try to like the car but never did... I have no proof, but his DB5 was one vin off of the james bond car.... if you ever see a db5 for sale with a burn mark from the cigarette lighter in one of the seats, that was his car.

[@CamboMaka]

Adam Graham Nice. Like Elvis's Pantera with the bullet strafe.

[@EdBolian]

Wow. That one definitely hurts. Certainly not the thing to bring up at Thanksgiving!

[@adamgraham6265]

Ed Bolian he still has pictures in his office of the cars and engines, but they serve as silent reminders of the past. As he has gotten older, he is just more angry than sad about the selling of those cars.

[@pwrightisright8611]

That Mexico Blue 911 getting away would haunt my dreams

[@matthudak3485]

I was thinking the same thing

[@comporangesvt]

P WrightisRight I completely agree

[@n1k3inthehouse]

Same, I love the color Mexico blue color too!

[@farhanpramadipta1858]

I was spot on when I predicted that this was a Doug story....anyways, I really need to hear another story from the legendary eBay bandit himself, I don't know why but I find his deep voice very soothing

[@tj9959]

His voice all makes us go crazy

[@FreedomForce100]

I love the honesty and philosophy. This guy is a great story teller, just like Ed and the rest of the team. All beautiful cars and most nightmares to maintain I imagine.

[@bendubu]

Not everyone’s ready to admit to their mistakes and take it on the chin. My respect for this dude just keeps on growing. Plus he was right that blue 911 looked like a totally awesome daily driver! Thanks for another great story ✌🏼

[@criticalthinkingalways3378]

Make america drive stick again.... 🇱🇷✊️

[@nikoniko9121]

Hahahaha

[@tmanepic]

Madou Otthen what are you talking about, no its not lol. The Malaysian flag is a golden crescent and star. The flag above is the Liberian flag

[@spike21vids]

Ladies and gentlemen the next president of the United States.

[@hanskinslo326]

Good luck with that!

[@noblemedley724]

Actually make the the world drive stick again...

[@brettbilger1390]

This sounds like $3M in missed profits (M1, XJ220, 599, Lambos, 918 at $500k each). How does that compare to the profits you actually made over the last 10 years?

[@ZeAntiNooob]

It's all about risk. Can you take the risk of just keeping your money in cars sitting in your garage for years hoping they'll go up in value vs investing the money in something you know that you can make a profit on? No. It's the same reason you don't put your life savings in bitcoin and cross your fingers that you become a multi-millionaire.

[@aogt3414]

These guys are FOOLS. there's a reason there's plenty of material for the VINWIKI owners to choose from. There's no shortage of dumb ignorant folks in the car community. There's a reason you modify miatas and not lamborghinis!

[@DiscoFang]

To put this into perspective you should learn about property values. These cars are the uncommon side of vehicle ownership - luck+rarity or big pockets+rarity. Hanging onto the right car is mostly a gamble and even then its not huge. Just being a little bit sensible in property will make you a millionaire.

[@DiscoFang]

Brett Bilger And in reply to your question $40K & some sweat invested 3 years ago has now increased to $400K. Going back to the last 10years has seen 500K increase to 2.4M. And that's in property. Holding onto cars is just for fun.

[@DiscoFang]

Matthew Hutchinson Residential, single dwelling houses. Wellington New Zealand.

[@timmietz]

599 6 speed I can actually relate to. There is a guy here locally that bought his new for $245k and sold it earlier this year for $509k.

[@chowtownfoodreviews6679]

You guys live the dream...its hard work! but you guys live the car lovers dream

[@rabbits_used_cars]

Aaron Mikusa that dream has its share of nightmares 😂

[@switchcars]

Amen to that. Cars are finicky, people are dramatic.

[@aogt3414]

They live the dream? yeah right. If you enjoy losing thousands of dollars on single deals, settling for less.. getting no where in life.. These guys are pathetic. If you want to play in the exotic car game, you can't be an average guy!

[@mhn3773]

"it was the best car in need for speed" I love this guy!

[@sgfreak96]

Wow, that is wild that you had helped sell multiple 599 manuals. What a unicorn; while I've heard the transmissions are not geared well (and now unreliable), the rarity of that car always intrigued me. My neighbor had one with an F1, and in grey, and it's one of the only Ferraris I think to have it's unique design and understated appearance. It has that low-key, and classy, appearance of something like an Aston. Great stories from Doug per usual!

[@aumkar2]

Doug, Ed and Rob...Legends

[@timbtroth8972]

Love Vin Wiki car stories! I watch at work! Hehe

[@WealthyWalnut]

Does Doug have his own playlist yet? He should

[@VINwiki]

We need to do that. Good call.

[@aogt3414]

If he should that's saying something! dude must be a huge fuck up!

[@toad3222]

AO GT3 huh?

[@clintgliford9941]

Last time I was this early, Ralph Nader was still trying to thwart those pesky Cannonballers!

[@ughyoutookmyusername]

Love that Spyker he has in the garage

[@sandman2534]

I saw the exact manual 599 GTB that you are talking about. The one in Hawaii. It was amazing!

[@GearheadDaily]

Basically every car dude ever...

[@aogt3414]

Every car dude ever is a great way to describe folk who don't know SHIT about cars.

[@TheBrokenLife]

10 Cars he never should have bought would be an awesome list. I think we can all talk about the ones that got away, but what about the times we got what we thought we wanted?

[@zefpaloka007]

I could listen to Ed and Doug talk about cars all day

[@clubsport9334]

"Took it in the shorts" definitely using that one. Cheers.

[@guskipper1194]

Top 10 Reasons I Have Questioned Whether or Not I have a Clue What I am Doing in the Exotic Car Business

[@switchcars]

Buddy, I ask myself that question just about every day. It is a difficult business with new learning experiences on a regular basis.

[@TheBrokenLife]

The name of the business isn't "Hangontocarsuntiltheyappreciate"... ;)

[@aogt3414]

You and everyone else in this comment section, VINWIKI and everyone they interview have no clue.. No wonder there's plenty of videos on this stinkin' channel. You should try and get on here!

[@deepee1544]

Another great video Doug!

[@rabbits_used_cars]

How awesome a "Crystal Ball" would be to have in the car business.........

[@andrewciacciojr6869]

We need more stories!

[@charlieryan1736]

Great story with an amazing attitude

[@EdBolian]

True. You just have to look at it and realize that collecting for long term appreciation is a totally different business model.

[@wideband]

Hindsight is 20/20

[@bigospig]

Doug is correct saying it is 20/10 since 20/20 is "normal" and 20/10 is better than average.

[@wideband]

Hindsight is 20/20 is the typical idiom people use. Yes 20/10 is better vision but the phrase is "Hindsight is 20/20".

[@switchcars]

MY phrase is 20/10. :)

[@RocketFace1408]

I think it was supposed to be a double meaning since the car he was talking about when he said it was a 2010 lol

[@BillMacD93]

@@switchcars Doug is better than average, so he uses an expression that is better than average. lol

[@duramax78]

Love to c another video like this, thanks for all the work putting in all the pictures we do appreciate it.

[@thomasbrasse3145]

Awesome FSJ shirt! Restoring a 79 Chief now.

[@moby912]

This guy seems to be person you would love to hangout with and have a beer. Wish to meet him someday (No homo)

[@me007gold2]

Take a shot every time he has "grand" and youll be drunk in under 3 minutes.

[@Kxji]

When he started with the Diablo SV, I thought this is going to be a good one. & Goddamn he sold some gems.

[@Arnechk]

The blue 911 hurts the most. I absolutely love all the cars he "lost", but that one is the coolest kid on the block.

[@jgl255]

My Dad and I were just having a conversation not 3 day before this video came out about the Ford GT. Back in '05 a local dealer couldn't give it away for what he remembered to be $85-90,000 and he debated on buying it but didn't want to take the financial risk at the time. Well now its a $260-300k car.

[@topiasr628]

You all should get some of Doug's Ferrari Mustang Tshirts in your store. I'd buy one in a heartbeat

[@henrymorgan3982]

Too many cars, too many stories! I love VIN Wiki!

[@eliashenricsson16]

Where does this man buy his shirts, they always lit

[@merc722]

"The thing ran like a raped ape above 3000 rpm" ~Doug, 2018 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jannikmeissner]

I know the feeling - I almost bought a 911R, and didn't because I couldn't really afford to. So I just lusted after it a little and then saw the prices climb and started almost hating myself for not buying it.

[@towman72gmc]

My father went to school with a guy that owned an auto museum, Reilly in Wilkes Barre, PA. He had a chance to buy a Tucker before the movie was made, but didn’t. After the movie the prices tripled

[@rabbits_used_cars]

Our local weather man here in SC . His father was a Tucker dealer one of the first to sign up in SC . Of course they went under before they ever received any cars. But has some awesome signage and sales brochures they sent him when he signed up.

[@sheruwalia7450]

Viper ACR is gonna sky rocket.

[@EdBolian]

We have all sort of expected that but they haven't yet.

[@danielzychniewicz2633]

@@EdBolian i wonder why really? no demand? how many did they produce?

[@RevSolution4U]

Is that the 993TT from Seattle that had HRE wheels on it? That was such a great car if so...unfortunately my buddy traded it in when the S5 came out.

[@Everythingisgoingtobealright]

“Way back in 2011”? I’m so old.

[@comporangesvt]

That Mexico blue 911 I'd beautiful! As a freshman in highschool in 1995, a senior at school drove a (maybe Mexico blue ) or close to Mexico blue color 911... since my freshman yeat, I've loved "Mexico blue" 911's. (Until the Laguna Seca Blue M3 came out)

[@TheShanguin]

That Mexico blue 911 hurts me the most!

[@fawkesdaman]

The reason why I get up in the morning.

[@CoastalAutoReactionCAR]

Where do I get the shirt Doug has on?!!

[@calebj0682]

One of my fav videos

[@LTV_inc]

Thanks Doug! Great story as usual.... The Stig!

[@sarwadsarwad]

Man driving a 918 would be a dream come true. Everyone that did says it the best car by a long shot when looking at the tecnical execution.

[@MJSMIR]

I would have kept the M1. I know where a couple are right now but the repair shop has been closed for years.

[@michaelledford4751]

I had the good sense to store the American Motors AMX 390 with the Go Pack dual quads I ordered new in 1969 & I still have it today ,I only used the garage kept car for weekend track meets until 1972 when I bought my 1st Corvette so I have an extremely rare factory paint ,interior & drive train AMX that I've been offered $80,000 for , the car I kick myself for selling off is the extremely rare limited edition 1976 Torino Starsky & Hutch edition of 1,000 built by Ford , mine was number 109 of 1,000 and when I sold it in 1990 it only had 1,450 miles on it being driven with another roughly 2,000 hours of motor run time while parked in my climate controlled garage , I traded the car even up for a 1976 Harley Davidson Cafe Racer that was still brand new & in it's factory crate and had been sitting in the back of a Harley dealership since the original buyer ordered it & paid in cash then never took possession of the bike because he was killed in a car accident , my HD Cafe racer has less than 300 miles on it & is worth right around $35 grand while my limited edition Gran Torino would be worth $60,000 , I'm now 74 years old & have quit selling any of my collection of cars , motorcycles and vintage high end HiFi systems because of how I've lost on every sale .

[@joshuadoliveiro]

This killed me a bit, please tell more happy stories hahaha

[@MrGflan]

Was that a piece of duct tape covering the check engine light on the Helpa? LOL!!!

[@bigospig]

How about a road trip video with Ed, Mexican Stig and Rabbit? 👍

[@ScottTandoi]

How long should I keep my ferrari 348 spyder

[@jag7371]

Hey, VINwiki, I downloaded the VINwiki app but it keeps crashing when I try posting something. Any tips on how to fix it?

[@EdBolian]

What phone are you using?

[@jag7371]

Ed Bolian, Google Nexus 5X.

[@VINwiki]

Android devices vary so much. We will see what issues seem to be popping up. Thanks for letting us know.

[@jag7371]

VINwiki, thanks!

[@exzaviorw]

Mustanglvr007 - crashing hmmm... delete the mustangs off of it

[@Shidoshi578]

I had a 1971 911T I purchased for 10K back in 1999 and sold it for about the same money in 2003, damn I wish I held on to that car, I've been kicking myself for quite a long time seeing the stupid money those early cars are bringing.

[@TheiEngy]

Now we need top 10 most profitable cars!

[@viriatvsoflvsitania5422]

Car speculators are destroying the market. What were once nice affordable cars that we could one day afford are now called "blue chip investments". Sad...

[@SergePupko]

Yup. There was once a time I could dream about a 911. Now the normal ones that will depreciate like any other car are WAAAY out of reach, and the GT3 RS's, Turbo S's and so on go for decent house money new, and a freaking mansion money second hand.

[@gavinloge373]

On the way to 1 millions subs!! Crazy how fast this channel is blowing up!

[@diggingattycho7908]

I've got a 69 912, my mom bought it new in 1969. We didn't think it was very valuable. It was the Porsche, and we had a lot of fun with it. About the time I took over the car, she was talking to someone about the value of the car. "It's worth how much?", she couldn't believe it. I've had people try to make offers, my only counter offer is, "after I'm gone". But because of my 912 I bought a 04 Carrera(I live in Phoenix, AZ. I wanted AC). Which lucky for me are very undervalued cars. Of course I did my homework, but I will say both of those cars are a heck of a lot of fun. Which is the only reason to own a Porsche.

[@vacuumandgaspressurecoexisting]

Exotic car market is in a bubble.

[@jsquared1013]

Tactical operator run n gun duracoat master of the deserts of Utah same thing was said about the muscle car market then the classic Ferrari market...

[@EdwardFeenman]

Nah, it's where people are stashing capital. A lot of inflation that's been parked in exotic cars from here to Dubai. The prices are what they are because the market demands it.

[@DiscoFang]

Tactical operator run n gun duracoat master of the deserts of Utah .... Yep. This exact same situation has happened before in the 80's. Exact same.

[@DiscoFang]

And whenever someone suggested it, the comebacks above were exactly the same.

[@vacuumandgaspressurecoexisting]

The 80s bubble is an interesting subject that there has been little study on. Would be a great topic for a segment on this channel.

[@enlightenedidiot9552]

NSX, 355s, e30 M3, tt300zx...

[@billlong9606]

When I was about 16yrs old the local newspaper would have the following advert or close variation for the next 4 to 5 years. "For sale Opel Manta GTE/GTB (delete as applicable) White 2 months MOT -needs sills and rear arches £400 ono" Man If I wudda bought 'em all I'd have a yard full of rusty Mantas!

[@aaronklingler8171]

when is the next update coming to the app (hopefully to fix the black bars the run horizontally on my iPhone x)

[@auguste0611070]

First comment, love the videos

[@EdBolian]

Thanks for being early!

[@ryanmosey5932]

Damn how do you not just crawl into bed and cry haha. I have a 2010 Toyota Camry SE with 160K miles. I think I will sleep like a baby when it sells and not worry about if it goes up lol.

[@ultravioletxyz]

Yo I have the same car lol, what color is it

[@true5.012]

My dad had a 930 turbo when he was 19 and sold it for $30,000 to bail my grandpa out of jail

[@scottsmith6571]

Seen that body style an same color sv with big sv on side in Myrtle beach

[@lotusjaggarage2989]

More like top 10 cars stig should have given to me

[@chloehennessey6813]

My grandpa back in 1969 was in Vietnam and Thailand as an attack helicopter pilot. An air base called Tan Son Nhut has a small town by it. In that town an older Thai gentleman had two TWO 1955 Lancia Aurelia B24 Spyders. They weren’t running and the guy had no means of fixing them. My grandpa paid him equivalent to $$8,500 today. They went into a shipping container and they’re still in the family today nice and restored. One in Concorde condition went for $1.4 million. ❤️👌🤟

[@thomas316]

Working in finance one thing that likely has helped appreciation is cheap money over the last decade, if you start to see a normalisation of interest rates you may well see classic car values also adjust.

[@hallquiche]

My dad’s friend bought a Ford Sierra Cosworth for around 10 grand about 15 years ago, and drove it for 10 years, and sold it for i think 8. They’re worth like 70-80 grand now.

[@ozzstars_cars]

I keep every car that's not a daily driver. I never have any car sale regrets.

[@jsquared1013]

I still maintain that the air-cooled Porsche market right now is an absolute absurdity.

[@tjclt250r]

whats up with the silver 70-71 Gto Judge on the lift??

[@farLander1]

Would that happen to be the Jalpa that Doug used to film his video?

[@sheapublishing]

Will the GT3RS 997 2007- 2008 Porsche be in that category?

[@mikehunt8247]

I like your stories for some reason Doug. Dunno why but i do

[@9doggie12]

Damn you beat salamondrin

[@jamesberry7445]

I cant wait for 911s to come back down a bit. It will happen. Eventually.

[@theteche]

Love u guys!!!!!

[@PontiacPOWA]

man thats an awesome t shirt

[@kern417]

I wonder what gas engined cars will be on this level after everything goes hybrid/electric

[@yazansakran3326]

Wait so my Porsche isn't supposed to have coke on the glovebox?😰😢

[@crunchyburrito2257]

isnt hindsight 2020?

[@miatageekscott]

That's why I'm keeping my 1993 Probe GT, I'm hoping they go up to about 30 grand

[@michaelr42]

Still waiting?

[@miatageekscott]

@@michaelr42 HAHAHAHAH \

[@QuantumS1ngularity]

What astounds me the most is how these guys, who are in the business themselves can't see the pattern. We all know there's a reason why these cars shoot up in value so much (and not only people piling them up for profit). Leaving behind the newer models, the older ones they get cheaper and cheaper and cheaper to the point where people who can't afford to service them start buying and crashing or ruining them and fewer and fewer remain every year. So it's only natural for the price of an extremely rare car like the XJ220 to skyrocket. Even now if i had $500k, i'd buy that Jaguar in a heartbeat and i bet in tops 2 years time it will be worth twice as much. However i wouldn't buy anything made after 2005. Like every car from the past 15 years even the exotics miss the character they used to have back in the 80s and 90s except for Koenigsegg. I think they're the only car manufacturer who managed to capture the supercar spirit in the modern days.

[@mired914]

I buy cars to have fun with and make money on. So far I have never lost money on a car. Now my Boxster that I have owned for 10 years has lost value but it doesn't count unless I sell it lol.

[@jonathanerickson1543]

My former boss purchased a blue boss 429 from a junkyard and sold it engine and all for less than $15,000, he says he regrets everyday selling the car when he did.

[@CuoreSportivo]

how can jalpa vin starts with ZFF?

[@brendan7632]

Annnnnd four years later, these cars have once again doubled if not tripled in value. As Doug said, "If only we knew"

[@henrymorgan3982]

For the love!

[@MichaelDouglas-24]

God the 918 is such a beautiful car..

[@gblikesnikes]

Are you serious he had a 599 6 speed. Really you had the holy grail last 6 speed manual V12. Come on Mexican Stig.

[@justinbaker7357]

I like the m1 procar

[@Matt-lx6cj]

Had a chance to buy an f50 for 250k 😥 plus a bunch of other missed opportunity to get cars cheap but that was the one o should’ve done

[@WiggysanWiggysan]

*Mexican Stig* ...... best nickname ever - Rob Pitts - 2018.